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Junior centerfielder Matt Vance, Stoeckel’s roommate and a former star shortstop at San Diego’s Torrey Pines High, could replace an ineffective Stoeckel as soon as his right shoulder fully heals from offseason surgery. With a career .402 on-base percentage out of the leadoff spot, Vance, unlike Stoeckel (three hits in 20 career at-bats), has proved that he can hit Ivy League pitching...
Faced with the prospect of digging in against Palmer, junior leadoff hitter Matt Vance wrote, “I’m just glad Jack Bauer isn’t pitching...
Minaya's mix of Spanish-speaking stars, including leadoff sparkplug Jose Reyes (who leads the majors in stolen bases), and goofy white guys like closer Billy Wagner and third baseman David Wright has yielded a team chemistry that includes healthy doses of loving abuse. "It's a beautifully vicious clubhouse," says former Met pitcher Ron Darling, now a team broadcaster. The players energetically hurl insults--especially at Wright, 23, the All-Star whose looks have inspired female fans to wear "Mrs. Wright" jerseys. "He thinks he's God's gift to women," says pitcher Tom Glavine. "We have to remind...
...chase Cole from the game and build an insurmountable lead in its series-clinching win. Cole, who had allowed just one hit through the first five frames, appeared rattled by a pair of errors to start the inning—a booted groundball by shortstop Morgan Brown that allowed leadoff hitter Dan DeGeorge to reach and a high pickoff throw that permitted him to move to second—and, after hitting a batter, surrendered an RBI double to Zach Wendkos, a two-run double to Sal Iacono, and a walk before exiting with the score...
...Then, sophomore Matt Vance grounded softly to shortstop, but Arman Sidhu threw the ball away, allowing both runner to score and Vance to advance to second. A strikeout, a wild pitch, and a walk to Josh Klimkiewicz set up Wilson’s crowning blast. Jason Brown, after a leadoff infield single, retired the heart of the NU lineup in order in the bottom of the inning to earn the save, his fourth of the year. On a day when head coach Joe Walsh employed six pitchers in hopes of keeping the entire staff available for this weekend?...